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Hemoglobin A1c decreased across all groups but remained consistently higher in NHB and H compared with NHW at 24 months.
Monitoring of Hemoglobin A1c levels should be tailored based on race and ethnicity post-surgery.
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Hemoglobin A1c decreased across all groups but remained consistently higher in NHB and H compared with NHW at 24 months.
Why this rating
Based on longitudinal study design with follow-up.
Source
Variations in weight loss and glycemic outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy by race and ethnicity
Sally M Vanegas et al. · Obesity · 2025
DOI 10.1002/oby.24320
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Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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